Adjunct Clinical Faculty ADN

Mass Bay fosters educational excellence and academic success to prepare students for local and global citizenship, to meet critical workforce demands of communities, and to contribute to the region’s economic development.

Massachusetts Bay Community College values diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. We strongly encourage members of underrepresented communities to apply to join our community.

Located in Greater Boston, Mass Bay is a comprehensive, open-access community college offering associate degrees and certificate programs on three campuses in Wellesley Hills, Framingham, and Ashland, Massachusetts.

Position Summary:

Mass Bay Community College seeks qualified part-time clinical instructors for the current and future semesters in the Associate Degree Nursing Program.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a passion for teaching and promoting success among a diverse student population. The candidate is expected to commit to excellence in teaching and learning, collaboration, and professional development. Clinical Adjunct faculty are expected to deliver clinical course materials in a learner-centered environment conducive to engaging students in the learning process. The faculty member in this position communicates consistently and effectively with students, faculty, and administrators, and responds to communications within a 24-hour period.

The faculty is responsible for managing the clinical course experience through timely grading of assignments, providing substantial student feedback with assignments, and submission of clinical evaluations, attendance, and grades.
Additionally, clinical faculty responsibilities include supervising students in the clinical setting; guidance in the completion of assignments such as daily clinical worksheets, concept maps, and care plans; medication delivery systems, IV delivery systems, and conducting student evaluations. Adjunct faculty are expected to deliver course materials in a learner-centered environment conducive to engaging students in the learning process.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Demonstrate knowledge of subject matter and an awareness of new developments in the field in order to update the approach to teaching or content;
• Facilitate pre- and post-conference for assigned students;
• Integrate didactic content into the clinical assignment for the student(s);
• Achieve consistently effective teaching performance as evidenced by student evaluations/comments/letters and achievement of student learning outcomes;
• Refer students back to the Nursing Skills Laboratory for remediation, if needed;
• Recognize and address different learning styles in collaboration with course faculty;
• Communicate with course faculty on a regular basis to track student progress or to develop performance improvement plans to support student learning;
• In collaboration with course faculty, develop individualized interventions for students having difficulty to support student remediation in the clinical setting;
• Responsible for conducting the mid-semester and final clinical evaluations;
• Provide feedback to Assistant Dean of Nursing and Chair of the ADN Program on the appropriateness of the health care agency regarding teaching/learning environment for students;
• Provide feedback to course faculty on student preparedness regarding curriculum;
• Possess a working knowledge of the MBCC ADN modified concept-based curriculum and the level of the participating students;
• Attend course-specific orientation on campus or virtually with Chair of ADN Program and course faculty;
• Participate in clinical faculty mentoring as identified by Assistant Dean of Nursing and course faculty;
• Other duties as assigned and in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Commitment to Equity:

• Support Mass Bay’s commitment to the Equity Agenda;
• Collaborate with faculty, staff, and students on the College’s strategic initiatives dedicated to closing the equity gap related to student outcomes;
• Support Mass Bay’s commitment to being anti-racist; embracing a community free of bias and inequality;
• Contribute to discussion and review of applicable College policies with a critical lens toward diversity, equity, and inclusion;
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